Uber said in a safety report on Thursday that sexual assaults in its ride-hailing vehicles were down significantly since its last report but that fatal car crashes had increased. The company said 3,824 sexual assaults were reported on its US platform in 2019 and 2020, while 20 people were killed in assaults and 101 died … Read more
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. On Friday, Veronica Risinger began what she thought would be a tiny Facebook group for her neighbors in Kansas City, Mo., to share resources for people seeking abortions. But Risinger’s phone notifications never stopped. Her little group has morphed into a 30,000-member nationwide nexus for rage, heartfelt personal … Read more
Even by the razzle-dazzle standards of TV talent competitions, “Dancing With Myself” sets an impressive scene. Room-size cubes of two stacked rows, trimmed in shimmering lights, fill the stage – “Hollywood Squares” meets “Saturday Night Fever.” At the judging table sit the pop stars Shakira and Nick Jonas and internet celebrity Liza Koshy; Behind them, … Read more
In May 1972, the Chicago Police raided a high-rise apartment where a group called the Jane Collective was providing abortions. It was the year before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade’s decision gave women the constitutional right to decide whether to give birth, and abortion was a criminal offense in Illinois. Seven women were arrested, … Read more
In May 1972, the Chicago police raided a high-rise apartment where a group called the Jane Collective was providing abortions. It was the year before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision gave women the constitutional right to decide whether to give birth, and abortion was a criminal offense in Illinois. Seven women were arrested, … Read more
Amazon moved to restrict items and search results related to LGBTQ people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates after receiving pressure from the government there, according to company documents viewed by The New York Times. The Emirati government gave Amazon until Friday to comply with the threat of penalties, the documents … Read more
Nearly limitless harvesting of our personal information was always leading up to this moment. In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion, there have been gobs of published material and warnings from privacy advocates about how digital bread crumbs might expose women seeking abortions to potential … Read more
Virtual assistants usually hog the spotlight when it comes to artificial intelligence software on smartphones and tablets. But Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant, Samsung’s Bixby and company are the only tools using machine learning to make life easier – other common programs use the technology, too. Here’s a quick tour through some common AI-driven apps and … Read more
The volunteers who run our favorite groups on Facebook, Reddit, Nextdoor or Discord can make all the difference between being a part of a treasured community online or gathering that descends into name-calling chaos. New research that tried to put a dollar figure on this work made me want to explore two questions: Why should … Read more
Gary Vaynerchuk has been an internet celebrity for so long that it’s hard to know which era’s terminology to use to describe him. He was among YouTube’s earliest stars, crafting videos for his father’s wine business and then about media and technology companies; Later he started his own media company. He has been a self-help … Read more